Reel-brake for fishing-rods.



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REEL BRAKE FOR FISHING RO DS. APPLICAHON mp0 MAR. 10'. 1916.

- Patented may 22, 1917.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 19 17.

Application filed March f0, 1916; Serial No. 83,324.

. To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, ROSWELL B. KING, citizen of the'United States, and a resident of Pensacola, in the county of Escambia and State of Florida, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reel- Brakes for Fishing-Rods, of which the followin is a specification.

to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides 1n the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout th several figures, ofwhich-- V Figure 1 represents a view partly in section, of a fishing pole handle, showing the invention as applied thereon. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the device detached. 1 v Fi 3 represents a similar view of amodified. orm of the invention.

Fig. 4 represents a view partially in sec- -tion, representing the brake as attached to the pole in advance of the reel.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, a fishing rod is indicated generally at 5,

the handle at 6, and the reel at 7. The brake or retardin device may be made of a sin- 1e piece 0 suitable spring material as indicated in Fig. 2, or may be inade of a lurality of pieces, as indicated in Fig. 3. he brake consists of a resilient shank 8 which preferably is curved longitudinally, and which at its rear end 9 is provided with openings 10.for the reception of fastening means, such as screws or tacks. The rear I claim portion 9 of the shank lies upon'the handle 6, extending longitudinally thereof, and is of a formation to conform with the configuration of the handle. It will, of course, be understood that any suitable meansmay be used for attaching the shank to the handle,

such as by winding the handle with tape. If deslred, the handle may be recessed for recelving the rear end-portion of the shank.

The invention can also be attached on the.

pole in front of the reelextending under the reel toward the handle.

At the forward end of shank 8 is carried a tongue 11 which forms a seat in which the line, when reeled up, rests. This tongue is concaved as at 12 at its central portion, the

curvature of the concaved portion being .of' a degree substantially coincident with the degree of curvature of the circumferenceof the reel. The outer end of the seat bears outwardly and downwardly as at 13, so as not to engage with or tear the line. As shown, the. seat 12 may be made integrally with the shank 8, or, if desired, as indicated in Fig. 3, may be made separately therefrom and suitably secured thereto by means of rivets or other fastening means 14.

When in position on the rod, it will be noted that the seat 12 is arranged underneath the reel and bears upwardly against the reel line, being held in contact therewith through the action of are resilient shank 8.

The braking action exerted upon the reel in casting will prevent the disadvantages atso I tending the use of an uncontrolled reel, and

the device 'will be found .to be of" extreme convenience and usefulness.

Although I have described the preferred "embodiment of mylinvention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction,

comb tion, and arrangement of parts th eof, as do not depart from thespirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

1. The combination with a fishing rod and a reel mounted thereon of a braking device including a resilient shank having at one end a reel seat positioned between the reel and therod and affording a concaved portion frictionallybearing against the line on the reel, and means alfixing the opposite. end

of the shank to the rod, said brakin device projecting between the reel and the rod and frictionally bearing agalnst the hue on the being so positioned on the rod that t e'braking effect may be controlled by the hand reel, said resilient shank being so positioned 10' on the rod that the braking effect of the which rasps the rod; I 5 2; T e combination with a fishing rod and tongue portion may be controlled by the a reel mounted thereon, of a resilient shank hand which grasps the rod. fined on the rod and having a tongue portion R SWELL BAYARD KING. 

